Repair rod holders - welding
Submitted by bsir on Fri, 2018-01-05 05:43
hi,
ive now got a couple of rod holders that look like the attached. While it's pretty cheap and easy to replace them , I'd rather get stronger ones.
my options are buy something to replace them, or get these welded up properly. I'm not sure how a full weld on 2mm ish SS would go and whether it's worth the hassle. From the factory, these just have 4-5 spot welds on them that fail.
what have others done?
Can anyone recommend some rod holders built to last?
thanks
blair
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crano
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Weld them
I have the same ones but mine only have 3 tacks on each.
I just got a small staino rod andtacked them again using lots of tacks.
bsir
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SS
Do the SS welding rods work OK on a manual arc welder?
ive seen them around, but always been sceptical.
grantarctic1
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They work fine
They work fine , but i havent used them on thin metal much. Probaly as sugested above , lots of small tacks ..
sea-kem
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As Grant says they work fine
As Grant says they work fine and you would have to be a gun arc welder (no names mentioned :P ) to tack them. Mig is the way to go as they are made from probably .6 material, tissue paper in other words.
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ranmar850
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Solid ones are cheap enough on ebay
just look for the ones described as Cast--also, some of the ones (but not all) described as heavy duty also have cast tops. try to get a lok at the picture of them, and you will see that they look different to what you have, with a heavy cast top fully welded on . Thi is just one type, plenty more out there. just avid the ones like yours with the pressed, curved tyoe top--they are all weak.
www.ebay.com.au/itm/Stainless-316Rod-Holders-Heavy-Duty-Deluxe-with-Drain-Flush-Mount-3069/112491266555
ranmar850
Posts: 2702
Date Joined: 12/08/12
Solid ones are cheap enough on ebay
just look for the ones described as Cast--also, some of the ones (but not all) described as heavy duty also have cast tops. try to get a lok at the picture of them, and you will see that they look different to what you have, with a heavy cast top fully welded on . Thi is just one type, plenty more out there. just avid the ones like yours with the pressed, curved type top--they are all weak.
www.ebay.com.au/itm/Stainless-316Rod-Holders-Heavy-Duty-Deluxe-with-Drain-Flush-Mount-3069/112491266555
travis89
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these i use
alluminium large pop rivet them in, then you wont get any corrossion from disimilar metals (if your boat is ally)
www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-Aluminium-Rod-Holder-Cast-Alloy-Fishing-Rod-Holder-Bolt-or-Rivet-On/252484964450
these are the way to go strength wise... they dont look as good as ss stuff tho
sea-kem
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The problem is where the
The problem is where the salt water gets under the holder and cooks away. They need to be sealed up to cure that problem.
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